Georgia refuses to back tribunal against Russia On 24 June, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, comprising representatives from 46 member states, authorised the Secretary General to ...

Armenia reacts to global gold price surge In April 2025, the global price of gold reached a new record, exceeding $3,500 per troy ounce of 999 fine gold. The Armenian market responded immediately — ...

Restrictions on Georgian diplomatic passports According to information from the Georgian government, EU visa restrictions on holders of Georgian diplomatic passports have already come into effect. In ...

Tensions between Azerbaijan and Russia have sharply escalated after Russian special forces raided the “Caspian” café in Yekaterinburg, owned by the ethnic Azerbaijani Safarov family. The operation ...

West on opposition arrests in Georgia Representatives of the European Union and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the arrests of opposition politicians in Georgia and the persecution ...

Criminal charges against archbishop Adjapahyan Armenia has launched yet another criminal case against a high-ranking clergyman — Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan, head of the Shirak Diocese of the ...

Children and religious rituals in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan ’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Committee for Work with Religious Organisations have issued a joint warning, stating that some ...

New restrictions on freedom of speech in Georgia On June 27, amendments to Georgia’s Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression came into force. Several articles were removed from the law’s text. Civil ...

Ukrainians stranded at Georgian border This story was prepared by JAMnews media partner, Russian outlet Novaya Gazeta. For over a week, dozens of Ukrainian citizens have been held in a basement at the ...

Opinion on arrests of oppositionists in Georgia “The detention of opposition leaders in Georgia amounts to full-scale dictatorship,” said Sandro Baramidze, Programme Manager for Human Rights and the ...

Georgia jails three more opposition leaders On 23 June, a Georgian court sentenced three opposition leaders to prison: Mamuka Khazaradze and Badri Japaridze of Lelo – Strong Georgia, and Zurab “Girchi ...

Amendments to Georgia’s freedom of speech law The ruling Georgian Dream party has submitted a draft bill to parliament introducing major amendments to the Law on Freedom of Speech and Expression. The ...